William & Henry Stratford, Sheffield - 1876 - ティーポット - 302.7 g. - .925 silver





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William & Henry Stratford, Sheffield, 1876, an oval sterling silver teapot weighing 302.7 g, 21.5 cm long and 10.5 cm high, with a curved spout, hinged cover and scroll handle with an ivory insulator, the body bright-cut with bands of flowers and a vacant cartouche, and marked WS over HS with the lion passant, Sheffield crown and date letter 1876; the handle is damaged with a missing fixing pin and the ivory insulator is cracked, with small dents and engraving wear, in good condition for its age.
Description from the seller
William & Henry Stratford, Sheffield, 1876
A silver teapot
Sterling silver. Length 21.5 cm. Height 10.5 cm. Weight 302.7 g.
An oval teapot with a curved spout, a hinged cover and a scroll handle with an ivory insulator. The body is bright-cut with bands of flowers and a vacant cartouche, and the foot and shoulder have bead borders. Struck under the base with the maker’s mark WS over HS, the lion passant, the Sheffield crown and the date letter for 1876. The handle socket is also struck.
William and Henry Stratford worked at Surrey Street, Sheffield. The mark was registered in October 1855 and is recorded from 1859 to 1878, on teapots, salvers and other table silver.
The handle is damaged. One of the fixing pins is missing, and the ivory insulator is cracked. There are small dents and wear to the engraving, consistent with age. The cover sits, and the hinge is present.
Style: Victorian
Theme: Silver
Literature
John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, London, William & Henry Stratford, mark registered October 1855
Sheffield Assay Office, date letter for 1876
William & Henry Stratford, Sheffield, 1876
A silver teapot
Sterling silver. Length 21.5 cm. Height 10.5 cm. Weight 302.7 g.
An oval teapot with a curved spout, a hinged cover and a scroll handle with an ivory insulator. The body is bright-cut with bands of flowers and a vacant cartouche, and the foot and shoulder have bead borders. Struck under the base with the maker’s mark WS over HS, the lion passant, the Sheffield crown and the date letter for 1876. The handle socket is also struck.
William and Henry Stratford worked at Surrey Street, Sheffield. The mark was registered in October 1855 and is recorded from 1859 to 1878, on teapots, salvers and other table silver.
The handle is damaged. One of the fixing pins is missing, and the ivory insulator is cracked. There are small dents and wear to the engraving, consistent with age. The cover sits, and the hinge is present.
Style: Victorian
Theme: Silver
Literature
John Culme, The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, London, William & Henry Stratford, mark registered October 1855
Sheffield Assay Office, date letter for 1876

